You may have a horked install of IE7. I suggest reading the following
link...
http://www.ie-vista.com/known_issues.html#pre-install
....and then uninstalling and reinstalling IE7 per Sandi's tips, and using
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx as the installation source,
not Automatic/Windows Update.
NB: I would also uninstall all toolbars before reinstalling.
Also see:
IEBlog : IE7 (Un)Installation and Anti-Malware Applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx
What's New in Internet Explorer 7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/essentials/whatsnew/whatsnew_70_sdk.asp?frame=true
Those with IE7-specific questions or comments are asked to post to and seek
support in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
Check your registry. Run REGEDIT< go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>SOFTWARE>MICROSOFT>INTERNET EXPLORER>Toolbar. Click on ShellBrowser and look to see if you have a value for ITBarLayout, delete it, and go to WebBrowser and do the same. This will return your windows and Explorer toolbar settings to default.